When you sell your tickets for a Chris Cornell show to go to a Halloween party with your husband.

Babe, you owe me BIG times!

We were blessed to meet the little new baby girl of Heidi and Andy only a few hours after she was born. Heidi & Andy, we’re so thrilled for you and your little daughter. She sure is a precious baby! Thank you for letting us in and sharing your joy about her arrival with us!

Only a week later, last Monday, we came by to visit Heidi, Andy and Lucy at their home. I was fascinated to see Paul bond with Lucy - he almost didn’t want to give her back to her Daddy. See for yourself:

I think, Lucy looks really good on us!

Oh, Andy, thanks for pointing out the benefits of having a pregnant wife… :-)

A year later, The Griffster has grown to become an awesome, healthy, happy dog. Obviously, our love and consistent training had a fair share…;-)

Griffin, we’re so grateful that you’re part of our family! Happy Birthday - Woof!

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/675321

Countdown to the premiere of the new season of Heroes on U.S. television. Finally! When Paul first started watching the show, I thought, yikes, what’s with all this sci-fi-supernatural-action-stunt stuff. So not interested. But about three shows into the first season, I was suddenly hooked, too.

And here I am, sitting in front of the telly, watching a premiere show. I mean, not the real Heroes Premiere but a show about the Heroes premiere. Pathetic, you say? No way. Just anxious to see how Sylar gets out of captivity this time, how Claire heals herself yet another time, if Jessica wins over Nikki, find out if the not-so-normal Petrelli brothers can really save the world….and how well Sprint managed their product placement in this new season.

Last season ended with a question: Who shot Nathan Petrelli? And is he alive? Was it our all-time favorite bad boy Sylar or a new villain we have yet to meet? All these questions are about to be answered!

(How efficient am I, by the way? While waiting for the show to start, I’ve sold a table and a lamp on Craigslist…)

Shhh! It’s starting now…

(commercial break) Did I tell you that I’ve actually worked with one of the Heroes actors? One of the talents we casted for my client’s photo shoot appeared in a tiny cameo on the show. Ok, she really had a small role but, hey, that’s pretty close, don’t ya think? http://heroeswiki.com/Gloria

Here’s a photo of my girls and the only man we will ever allow to join us for our Tuesday night sessions. Ana and Charles, we’re so happy for you! What a blessing this little tiny peanut must be!

The rest was supposedly formality since, let’s be real, I totally deserved to receive the status of a permanent resident in the United States. Nonetheless, we were a bit nervous. Especially, after we’ve heard and read all these horror stories about “mean” interrogations.

But, again, our marriage, as you all know, is happy, solid and FOREVER! So, we’ve had nothing to fear.

Our officer was really nice. We’ve had to swear to tell nothing but the truth and after about 10 minutes (!), he said the magic words:”You are approved, your Green Card will be sent to you in between 4-6 weeks!”.

A special thanks to our friends Patricia “Mary” and Dave Solis who have been such an amazing support all along the process! No matter what time of day, they were available to answer our questions, pray for us, prepare the documentation with us and encouraged us. Muchas gracias y besos!

In 2 years, we’ll have to go through a similar process again to prove that we are still married. After that, I can finally apply for the U.S. citizenship. :-)

At the Polito/Noonan Wedding:

With the Quinlins in Balboa Park:

Oh, and the one thing Paul loved the most about our weekend: Enterprise upgraded us to a Mustang Convertible. Yeah, baby! (Insert: We love Enterprise! Their customer service has always been excellent.)

Some of you may remember the handsome guy my sister Meike brought to our wedding in Monterey, CA a year ago. Robert and Meike finally decided to stop living in sin (wink!, wink!) and got hitched on August 2nd, 2008 on the beautiful island of Ruegen, Germany.

Paul and I were blessed to join them for their celebration as part of our recent Germany vacation.

It was a beautiful wedding, my sister looked stunning, Robert and her were so absolutely in love and they served food all day - from breakfast over a 4-course dinner to wedding cake and midnight snacks. (By the way, that stretched my tummy so much that I can’t stop eating anymore!)

We started off the wedding celebration with a “rehearsal dinner” at the castle (http://www.schloss-spyker.de/) where we were all staying for the weekend. It was great to meet the family again. Especially, my 96-year old Grandma who I hadn’t seen in over 2 years.

The next morning, we met for a delicious breakfast. Then fixed up the bride. Her make-up kept running over her face. Geez, Meike just couldn’t stop crying! :-) We headed over to a lighthouse for the civil ceremony. It was such a cute location! Next, the church ceremony in a small chapel. The message was just beautiful!

After the “official” part was over - the bridal couple invited everyone back to the castle for a picnic in the park. While we were enjoying tasty canapes and Prosecco, mosquitos were enjoying sucking our blood. Yikes! My poor Stepdad ended up with a huge mosquito bite on his forehead. Nevertheless, the picnic was a wonderful idea!

The wedding celebration concluded with dinner and dance after a change of wardrobe. Yup, Meike and Robert got hitched in style!

Overall, it was just an amazing wedding weekend and we want to thank the couple for all their hard work in making it so beautiful for all their guests! Thank you!

These two people are just perfect for each other and I believe that their marriage is a match made in heaven. I know that God had a serious hand in this relationship and I am very grateful to see my sister in such good hands with Robert.

By the way, she actually beat me in becoming a mom. Robert has an 8-year old son. Danny is adorable, amazingly well behaved and told everyone at the wedding that Meike is not his stepmom but his second mom. He really loves her a lot!

Congratulation again on your wedding day, you two!

I still haven’t found the perfect (working?) live video streaming for all the Euro 2008 matches. Seriously, a major downside of living in the U.S. - lack of excitement for (European) soccer and news coverage thereof!

Well, Germany scored 3:2 over Portugal. Basta! Ole, ole, ole, ole! Wir sind im Halbfinale, meine Herrschaften!